Singapore tenders for 56.7MW of floating solar projects

The water agency is calling tenders for engineering and environmental studies for a 50MWp FPV plant on Tengeh Reservoir and a 6.7MWp FPV system in Upper Peirce reservoir in Singapore, which was the test bed for FPV systems that were launched on the reservoir in October, 2016. Image: PUB Singapore’s National Water Agency part of the utilities agency PUB has announced plans to tender for 2 floating photovoltaics (FPV) power plants for a total of 56.7MW after initial tests proved a number of benefits. The water agency is calling tenders for engineering and environmental studies for a 50MWp FPV plant on Tengeh Reservoir and a 6.7MWp FPV system in Upper Peirce reservoir in Singapore, which was the test bed for FPV systems that were launched on the reservoir in October, 2016. The FPV systems planned would only occupy about 2% of Upper Peirce reservoir’s water surface area and ab...